AS a journalist once said to a famous footballer from Northern Ireland, where did it all go wrong? In the case of Christian Benteke, he’s certainly no George Best, writes Ian Ryan. In fact, there’s many a Red who will tell you they would rather have had his catwalk...
IN an interview with German newspaper Die Welt at the weekend, Jürgen Klopp was asked about Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea investing heavily in new players. José Mourinho, Pep Guardiola and Antonio Conte “are not known to go shopping at...
PROMISING youth prospects departing for pastures new in order to play regular first-team football and further their career after struggling to establish themselves at their first major club is nothing new. We’ve seen it at Liverpool on numerous occasions. Dani...
WHEN it comes to everyday life, I’m broadly pessimistic. When the referendum result was announced, for example, I didn’t shrug my shoulders and think, “we’ll make it work”. Instead, I slipped into a rather dark state, fearing what the future will...
AS we limber up for a new campaign, with players back in training and the first friendly tonight, last season remains something of a head scratcher. No season when Liverpool finish eighth in the league should be allowed to pass without questions being asked,...
THE gates at Melwood opened last week to greet Jürgen Klopp and his players after the summer break, writes SEAN ATKINSON. With that, so began his much discussed pre-season training schedule under the stewardship of new fitness coach Andreas Kornmayer and nutritionist...
ON the rare occasions that my dad and I discuss international football he always talks about Brazil. You see, according to my old fella, when Brazil were at the height of their success in the past they would lose virtually every friendly they played in the build-up to...
FOR many Reds, the best news to emerge from the European Championships so far Daniel Sturridge coming back injury-free. That he boarded the plane with nothing more serious than slightly damaged pride and a fair dose of regret should be a blessing for all of us who...
AS if Leicester City winning the Premier League wasn’t bizarre enough, it has become quite clear of late that 2016 is simply not a normal year in the football sphere (and otherwise, for that matter). The usual rules do not seem to apply any more. Iceland and Wales...
ANOTHER day, another name, another dash to search for YouTube footage. Transfer speculation is the fuel for the internet’s fire, especially in the summer months. And already it feels like Jürgen Klopp has been linked to most of the Bundesliga, writes JOSH...
